2 Iranian strikes on towns near Israel's main nuclear research center injure dozens

World 2 Iranian strikes on towns near Israel's main nuclear research center injure dozens March 21, 2026 / 8:44 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Iranian strikes hit two communities near Israel's main nuclear research center, leaving at least 90 people injured in the southern part of the country. It was the first time Israel's nuclear research center has been targeted in the war that began three weeks ago. The strikes came hours after Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike, for which Israel's military has denied responsibility. Israel's military said it was not able to intercept the Iranian missiles that hit the cities of Dimona and Arad, the largest near the center of Israel's sparsely populated Negev desert. Israel's Magen David Adom emergency rescue agency said early Sunday morning that at least 59 people were injured in the strike on Arad. A Magen David Adom spokesperson said that six were hospitalized in serious condition, 13 in moderate condition and 40 in mild condition. Magen David Adom teams are continuing to search the debris for more casualties, the agency said. In a separate Iranian strike hours earlier on the nearby town of Dimona, at least 33 people were injured, Magen David Adom previously reported. Following the two strikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel's military would continue in its war efforts in the Middle East. "This is a very difficult evening in the campaign for our future," Netanyahu said in a statement posted to social media, adding that he had spoken to the mayor of Arad, one of the two towns that was struck, and conveyed "our prayers for the peace of the injured." "We are determined to continue to strike our enemies on all fronts," Netanyahu wrote. "It is becoming increasingly clear that the Iranian regime is resorting to reckless attacks that only further expose its instability and disregard for human life while strategically targeting civilians, said Lt. Col. Nadav Shosh, an...